Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Itaewon
Itaewon crowd crush: Bereaved families outraged after police chief’s acquittal
The court’s Oct 17 ruling sparked widespread anger among the families and their advocates. Read more at straitstimes.com.
South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly Halloween crowd crush
The verdict drew angry responses from grieving relatives and their advocates, who accused the court of refusing to hold high-level officials accountable.
Former Seoul police chief Kim Kwang-ho acquitted in Itaewon crowd crush case
The Seoul Western District Court ruled on Thursday that Kim Kwang-ho, the former chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police, is not guilty in connection with 2022's deadly Itaewon crowd crush.
Ex-Seoul police chief acquitted of negligence in Itaewon crowd crush
A Seoul district court on Thursday ruled that Kim Kwang-ho, the former chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, was not guilty of negligence before and during the deadly Halloween crowd crush on Oct.
Itaewon crowd crush: Bereaved families outraged after police chief is acquitted
SEOUL: Bereaved families erupted in outrage following the acquittal of former Seoul Metropolitan Police chief Kim Kwang-ho and two senior officials in a case concerning the Itaewon crowd crush.
South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly crowd crush
A South Korean court found the former police chief of the country’s capital, Seoul, not guilty over a botched response to a Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in 2022
Ex-Police Chief of Seoul Cleared of Criminal Negligence Over Crowd Crush
Kim Kwang-ho, the former head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, was the most senior official to face criminal charges over the 2022 disaster that killed 159 people.
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3 South Korean police innocent in crush case
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bereaved family of the Itaewon disaster, "Who should I hold responsible for the death of 159 people?"
Anchor] When Kim Kwang-ho, former head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, and others, who were handed over to trial on ...
Seoul Court Acquits Ex-police Chief Over Halloween Crush
A South Korean court acquitted the former Seoul police chief and two officers Thursday of professional negligence over a deadly 2022 Halloween crowd crush that killed more than 150 people, an official ...